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TNT Keyboardist Loses Battle With Cancer At Age 44
Dag Stokke, who has played keyboards for Norwegian hard rockers TNT since 1987, lost his battle with cancer early this morning (Wednesday, April 27). He was only 44 years old. TNT drummer Morten "Diesel" Dahl told VG Nett about his bandmate, "He was simply a wonderful human being — very positive and...April 27, 2011
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HALFORD, ARMORED SAINT Members Featured On RAY BURKE Solo Debut
Los Angeles-based bass player Ray Burke, whose credits include BRUCE DICKINSON, LIFE AFTER DEATH, ROB ROCK, WARRIOR, and currently THE GREEN ALMIGHTY, has announced the release of his debut solo album, titled "Humanity Street", out on Bright Orange Records. "Humanity Street", inspired by a flooded s...April 27, 2011
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NAMI Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS
Andorra-based metal outfit NAMI has inked a deal with Year Of The Sun Records for the North American release of its new album, "Fragile Alignments". Due later this spring, the CD will also be made available by Kaiowas Records in Spain and Season of Mist/Klonosphere in France. NAMI's complex sound is...April 26, 2011
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Eight Songs Mixed, Five To Go
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach recently entered a Los Angeles studio with his new, young, virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, SHINEDOWN, ATREYU, FILTER) to record Bach's next CD, tentatively due this fall via the Italian label F...April 26, 2011
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MASTODON 'Just About Done' Writing New Album
Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. An excerpt from the chat follows below. About.com: You're already hard at work on the next MASTODON album. How's that coming along? Dailor: It's coming along really good. We'r...April 25, 2011
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ABOVE SYMMETRY: Entire 'Ripples' Album Available For Streaming
"Ripples", the debut album from the Norwegian metal quintet ABOVE SYMMETRY, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Over one year ago, five young musicians from Skien, Norway, made a very impressive entrance into the metal world with their debut album "Ripples", released under the b...April 25, 2011
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Drum-Cam Footage Of GENE HOGLAN With FORBIDDEN At Norway's INFERNO Festival
Drum-cam footage of Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK) performing with FORBIDDEN this past Thursday night (April 21) at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below. Hoglan is filling in for FORBIDDEN drummer Mark Hernandez, who...April 24, 2011
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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs SKID ROW Classic With ASKING ALEXANDRIA (Video)
Video footage of Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) performing the SKID ROW classic "Youth Gone Wild" with ASKING ALEXANDRIA at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held this past Wednesday night (April 20) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California, can be viewed below. Highlights...April 23, 2011
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FORBIDEN With GENE HOGLAN At Norway's INFERNO Festival; Video Available
Video footage of drummer Gene "The Atomic Clock" Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK) performing with FORBIDDEN last night (Thursday, April 21) at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below. Hoglan is filling in for FORBIDDEN drummer Mark Hernandez, wh...April 22, 2011
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QUEENSRŸCHE Joins Synergia Northwest Benefit to Aid Northwest Youth Music Education
Seattle's progressive stronghold QUEENSRŸCHE will join the stellar 2011 Synergia Northwest lineup on Friday, May 6 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle to support youth music education. "They are a perfect fit," said musician and show producer Michael McMorrow. "Their music has resonated for a couple gen...April 22, 2011
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Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON Inspired Title Character In 'Hesher' Movie
METALLICA doesn't often grant permission for the use of its songs in movies, making just a handful of exceptions over its nearly 30-year career. But the group likes an upcoming independent feature called "Hesher" enough to let the filmmakers use some of the band's music. According to ContactMusic.co...April 22, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer: The Fans Want Us To Go On (Video)
The Artisan News Service conducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place last night (Wednesday, April 20) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. When asked for an update on the just-announced departure o...April 21, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed In Paris (Video)
Metal Sickness conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) on April 8, 2011 in Paris, France . You can now watch the chat below . Devin Townsend will release "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" — the third and fourt...April 21, 2011
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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Talk About First-Ever 'Drum Wars' Battle (Audio)
Main Street Armory, 900 Main Street in Rochester, NY, will host the first Drum Wars battle featuring legendary drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice on Friday, April 22. Brothers and "rivals" Carmine and Vinny Appice are set to battle it out by performing classic hard rock, pop and metal hits that were...April 20, 2011
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KVELERTAK: 'Ordsmedar Av Rang' Video Released
"Ordsmedar av Rang", the new video from Norwegian blackened punk metallers KVELERTAK, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's self-titled debut album, which was released June 21, 2010 via Indie Recordings and continues to receive rave reviews from mainstream media and metal web sites alik...April 20, 2011
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